Easter fun

We had some grandpa and grandma time this past week with D,Am,Ty and Ava we had lots of fun playing games, the boys and Grandpa watched a couple of Star Wars movies we let them pick what we had for dinner one night was pizza and another nachos, Amber brought some homemade cookies that she had made. We had rainy weather most of the time so Grandpa got to hang out with us most of the time. Josh,Aub and Riley came over and we dyed eggs and the kids helped stuff the plastic eggs with candy.

We had a house full ( not as full as in the past we are down to about half of what it used to be about 25) on Easter Sunday, lots of good food and desserts, thank you Katrice, Richie and Trey for hiding the eggs and thanks Auntie Brenda for leaving the Jelly bean game Jackie and Aubrey took care of that one for me thanks girls.
as you can see from the pictures the backyard was well used by many.

Hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday filled with reflection of what the true meaning of Easter is as well as an Easter visit from the Easter bunny.

P.S. Thanks Janelle for the vidio you gave us for Christmas I put it in as soon as soon as Dad and I got home from church and just let it play until time for us to eat.

Just a update

Yeah we finallly have some work we are scheduled for the whole month of April for the most part. Sigh of relief for this month anyway.

We spent last Saturday planting some tomatoes, squash,and a bell pepper most of the time was spent building a barrier in the ground for the gophers it worked last year, although Dad is trying a different method this year it was quite time consuming so it better work.

Sunday was a fun filled family and friend farewell for Brenda and Kevan it was well attended with alot of good food and desserts. I still can't believe that Brenda is really moving she will truely be missed and was a big help visiting and helping take care of Mom/GG.

Last night we went to watch Tyson's school program it was adorable of course and so was he.
We went out for pizza with Drew, Jax and kids and watched the Sharks on the big screen at the pizza parlor I haven't missed to many sharks games this year.

Some of my favorite pictures

Finally my computer is let me blog som here are some of my favorite pictures that I couldn't share.

Lesson from our Children

While reading through all the kids blogs I realized I too need to express my gratitude, many of us are facing hard times due to the economy we can let it drag us way down or we can make the best of our situations, I am grateful that we are not totally unemployed like some people we do have work come in it's just not as plentyful as it used to be, I am grateful for siblings who share in the concerns and well being of our Mother who needs all of us right now, I am grateful for my children who inspire me, lift me up when I am having down days and show unconditional love to everyone and I am grateful for great friends who are there when you need them and when they need us.

May we all continue to strive to do what we know is right and help where we can and who we can in these trying times, stress can do ugly things to our bodies and our minds so lets all look at life with our glasses half full and not half empty.

Utah for Thanksgiving

So this year has been quite different when it comes to the holidays and some birthdays. We miss celebrating birthdays with those who live far away it has taken a chunk out of party time. We were forunate to catch a ride with Josh, Aubrey and Riley to Utah to celebrate with the Bradfords and the Blacks. It was great seeing the girls and their families and their in-laws a good time was had and there was plenty of good food to eat as well as good conversation. We exchanged Christmas gifts since we won't be together this season.

We got to spend a few days at Janelle and Brandon's. We had fun helping them to decorate the office as well as their house for the holidays. Dad was also able to help with pruning trees and clearing out some old bushes so that you can see Brandons Chiropractic sign a little better at the office, grandpa had a little helper on this day(Sydney she looks after and takes good care of Grandpa, Janelle, Cairo and I were at school with London enjoing a thanksgiving feast Oh and he helped Janelle hang a mirror at the office as well. He enjoyed staying busy he and Sydney even went grocery shopping yes just the two of them.

The Bradfords and Nephi Utah

Bernard and I got to tag along with our friends Susan and Elvin and take a road trip to Utah to visit the Bradfords we had a good time cozing in the bed in the morning with all three girls I was so afraid that Cairo would be afraid of me since she is to young to remember me but YEAH she wasn't so yes I held her and carried her around as much as I could. We had fun making cookies, carving pumpkins some day maybe I will be able to blog the videos I took if I ever get my computer fixed. We took a drive up on the mountain and enjoyed the beautiful views ( check Janelle's blog for pic's) we played with the girls, did fun projects and ate good homecooked meals that I didn't make. Brandon's office is very nice he looks so official in his white doctor coat. Bernard and I got to experience some new muscle relaxing treatment from a really cool machine he has as well as an adjustment after AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH it felt so good. I loved the muscle relaxing treatment I could have layed there for hours. All in all we had a great time and the weather was nice while we were there. Thanks Bradford family.

Update / New Mexico

Hey guys I am still here thanks to Josh and Aubrey's computer. Quick update I will try to get my computer to work long enough this next week so that I can post my pictures of my trip to New Mexico. It was good to see Janae, Cam and the girls and to be there for Laiken's birth, I wasn't Dad/Bernard but I gave it my best shot coaching Janae, her labor was so fast and the contraction's at the end were very hard to stay on top of but she was a trooper and Laiken is adorable not to mention a very good baby. It was fun spending time with Haiden and Kylie we read stories and stories and some more stories, we drew a flower garden on the chalk board wall, we made happy faces with lotion on their tummys and hands, they sang Taylor Swift songs to me and danced. It is always comforting to see your children with their families and see their new surroundings, meet the people that they associate with and to see how much they are loved but their ward families. It was fun watching Janae teach in Young Womens and to attend the Relief Society broadcast with her. It was however heartbreaking that Bernard wasn't there with me especially since his work for that week either got canceled or postponed. When I left he had a full week scheduled and couldn't go but then everything went haywire and he had to find things to do to stay busy. Well enough rambling all in all I had a great time and I even learned how to intall very large TV's on the wall. Thanks Cam it was fun I would be happy to assist you anytime.